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New York City first added a recycling law to the books way back in 1989, but recycling rates have remained stubbornly low: about 20% for households and 25% for businesses. […]

By Stephen Levin Widely celebrated for his contributions to civil rights, the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s advocacy encompassed a broad spectrum, including  two issues that aren’t emphasized enough: […]

A former head of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) used to describe the annual climate summit as “the only circus in town”. It may not be good […]

Since the late 19th century, communities across Appalachia have produced generation after generation of coal miners. The work was dirty and dangerous, but it was more reliable and more lucrative […]

Ehrenberg, currently a principal at Sterling Development P3 Advisors, brings a wealth of expertise in real estate advisory services, with a specialization in public-private partnerships and not-for-profit and civic development […]

Last week, as New York was surrounded by smoke from historic wildfires fueled by climate change, the New York State Legislature voted to extend and expand several provisions of the  […]

Canada is burning, and this week so much smoke drifted down across the border that most of the eastern half of the country was affected. Levels of particulate matter rose […]

New York has been a leader in advancing solar incentives, such as NYSERDA’s NY-SUN solar rebate program, the New York State Residential Solar Tax Credit and New York City’s Solar […]

A 1.2 megawatt (MW) solar energy project across 40 New York City Housing Authority rooftops was announced as the national winner of a U.S. Department of Energy program to make […]

The United Nations held its annual Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt over the past few weeks, and while it wasn’t easy, in the end 200 countries signed on to […]